English → Latin
“ripen” in Latin
mātūrōto ripen, make ripe, bring to maturity; to mature, ripen, soften; to hasten, accelerate, despatchmātūrēscōto ripen or matureēmātūrēscōto become quite ripe; to soften, be mitigatedperveniōto come, arrive; to reach, attain, come to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ripen
Transitively, ad maturitatem perducere: maturare. To ripen an ulcer, ulcus ad suppurationem perducere.
Intransitively, maturari, maturescere: ematurescere: ad maturitatem venire or pervenire (PROP. physically): rnaturitatem aetatis ad prudentiam assequi (figuratively of the mind; after Cic., ad Div., 4, 4, 4).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ripen?
- The usual Latin words for “ripen” are mātūrō, mātūrēscō, ēmātūrēscō; also perveniō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.